The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-14
CROW INDIANS DEFIANT.
SPECIAL AGENT HOWARDS REPORT on
THE RECENT OUTBREAK.

SPECIAL AGENT HoWARD's REPORT on
THE RECENT OUTBREAK.
A Gang In War Paint Fire into the Agency
nuiIdings and Defy tho Troops-The
Trouble sprcadinG into Dakota
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1s-Tiie Secretary Of
the Interior to-day received a telegraphic re-
port from Special Agent Howard on the situa-
ton at the Grow Agency In Montana The
agent says: ION Friday evening, Sept so.
when Agent Williams and his wife were on the
porch OF his house, he reading his mail. the
young buck Medicine Man and about fifteen or
sixteen OF his followers rode through the
agency (the buildings are In the form Of
horseshoel. to the slaughter house, and then
partially separated into small bands one Of
which. five or six In number, headed by this
Medicine Man, all In full war paint and feath-
ers and we'll armed rode around the agency
buildings and fired into tho roofs OF all the
houses, particularly at the agents Office ON
the east side, where the agency interpreter
was standing. Medicine Man then put the
gun he carried close to the interpreters ston,-
ach and slowly raised 1t up and fired It over
his head. He then came to the agents dwell.
Ing house On the west side and fired a voiley az
ns ms and there was not the slightest prov
oSes near sSr tm MSf but there
they could moi, have arrested these fellows
without much blpodshed Ian and t
wisely in not attempting to arrest them with
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charge did not have instructions TO make any
s to sr the tRs
this same party OF Indians and followers con;
% n AXE tnns sse thsy te s1d
| for them, at the same time removing oil their
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agent, thinking everything to have qpieted
down. retired and extinguished the lights In
defiant gang q indians aas next went to
s9 'Rs ssSi windows With bales q
Ing. The gang kept up their shooting around
e ns ssen Nearly 3uf nsh.p
hideous with their yells. From the traders
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the porch Of the house we're the agency inspee.
the interprster that those fellows said they
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Medicine Mans horse and told him that II
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bis gun he would Kill. This demonstration
aroused the employees Of the agency. and sey.
o. armsd wRsR after
the officer In command q The troops placed z
quiet remained until morning
n 4 Two more sg
gang and some sixty Or seventy followers Sta
toned themselves on top OF q hill overlooking
the agency and about quarter Of nile IRON on
| defed them to come up there and take them.
and they do 90 yet. In the evening they dis:
and abusing a.. Crows as being old women be.
White whites. H These 1aSians have not only stolen
horses from the Piegans. but from white set
This Medicine Man. who is the leader Of
this bad element, Of Indians gained his noto-
risty very recently: He and a few bucks ran ran
ago. and he shere stood the torture 90 wen
big Big Medicine die man. Y and gave him the sword
Is usGa In sash Az ne
tie s young OSse crow busFs eSer sinos lie Is Very
bad Indian, and II he and his followers are not
~ BE- os
sEsns ana s sRpl ;Ss;s are Sniss,
but on the outside all Is demoralizatiop. In.
dams being gathered together In bands pan son on
having abandoned their farms and apparently
| waiting to see what will be the result, and also
anxiously fearing raids from the Piegans, who
OF the old Indians are coming In daily trying
| to apologize for the conduct Of these belliRer-
emit bucks, and some condemning their action,
| one company OF infantry here. Gen. Dudley.
| the post commander has In every particular
| troops to remain here to-day and tomorrow
during the issuing Of rations. but the agent
| the offending parties as the presence Of troops
| only exctes the Indians"
| Secretary Lamar late this afternoon received lived
| Creek and Lower Brule Reservation In Dakota
had. By their threatened violence. stopped the
| tion and that further trouble is feared. Secre-
tary Lamar has had a consultation with Gen.
| Sheridan, who leaves tomorrow for the West.
| and. 1t is said steps will be immediately taken
| tn meat the eIner1enov and resume the work.